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docent

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as in professor

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Recent Examples of docent Sally Merrell, a docent at Forest Home, often pointed out during visitor tours that some of the hills could be ancient Indigenous mounds. —

Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024 Holidays in History tour: On Saturdays in December (with the exception of Dec. 14), docents will lead a tour through the museum, exploring how European immigrants brought their holiday traditions to Milwaukee. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 You’ll be guided by BLF docents who will share the lagoon’s history and talk about the species that live there as well as the plant communities of the lagoon environments. —

Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 Every Saturday at 1 p.m., museum docents will lead visitors on a tour through the museum's exhibits that will focus on the Indigenous foods of North America. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for docent

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Richard Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota who was the chief ethics lawyer in the administration of President George W. Bush, told CNN in a phone interview that Musk must recuse himself from anything to do with the CFPB or risk violating criminal conflict of interest law.

— Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Steve Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown University, said presidents can appeal adverse rulings rather than imply they shouldn't be followed.

— Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025